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Michelle L. Dion
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Political scientist @ McMaster, misplaced Texan, amateur taco expert, and 80s pop culture enthusiast. Not necessarily in that order.
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The PoliSci dept at MUN in St. John's NL, Canada is inviting appl. for Canada Excellence Research Chair/Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South. Senior folks (incl. int'l appl!) w expertise on Africa & LA encouraged to apply.

Deadline: December 14

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November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The River Sings
Jeff Dillon
2015
October 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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👉 #FurloughedFederalWorkers

AFL-CIO, the country's largest federation of unions, has compiled a complete state-by-state list of benefits for federal workers.

State Resources for Shutdown-Impacted Federal Employees and Contractors | AFL-CIO share.google/ohEa5d6NYVdY...
State Resources for Shutdown-Impacted Federal Employees and Contractors | AFL-CIO
As the federal budget impasse continues, thousands of workers are missing their paychecks through no fault of their own. The following resources can help workers navigate unemployment benefits, insura...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
michelledion.bsky.social
This is really valuable information that media companies should be sharing as well.
altfda.altgov.info AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 28d
🚨Resources 🚨a thread I’ll be updating a lot. 🧵🧵🧵

Verizon Wireless will work with furloughed federal employees to either split your payment or move the due date forward 30 days if you call them.
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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What an amazing woman and political leader!
cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 28d
Judy LaMarsh helped bring us Medicare and the Canada Pension Plan.
She oversaw our Centennial celebrations.
Her book, Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage, is one of Canada's best political memoirs.
She even played a role in the fight for LGBTQ rights.
This is her story.

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A black-and-white photograph of a woman with curly hair, wearing glasses and a dark dress. She is adorned with a double strand of pearl necklaces and small earrings. The background includes a bookshelf filled with books, suggesting an indoor setting, possibly a study or office.
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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From the Daily Texan, the UT student newspaper: Academic freedom should not be for sale.

thedailytexan.com/2025/10/16/a...
Academic freedom should not be for sale
The Editorial Board argues the University should join the league of universities rejecting Trump’s compact in favor of in institutional independence.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.

(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Chicago - no kings
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Great! You're up next @utaustin.bsky.social ! All @texasexes.org ('96 here) should consider signing this alumni petition to help keep UT great, with academic freedom! www.change.org/p/alumni-urg...
October 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Reduction in force (RIF, I.e. firing) email and page 1 of the RIF memo.

CDC, this is absolutely illegal and our union (AFGE) will be suing.

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The union is asking that you send your RIF notice to: [email protected] with

Name
CIO/division/branch
FTE status & tenure
Dear [name redacted], I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a reduction in force (RIF) action. Please find attached a notice memorandum explaining the RIF and next steps. This RIF action does not reflect directly on your service, performance, or conduct. It is being taken solely for the reasons stated in the memorandum. After you receive this notice, you will be placed on administrative leave and will no longer have building access beginning Friday, October 10, unless directed otherwise by your leadership. Additionally, please save this email and its attachments, or forward them to a personal email address, for your records. Leadership at HHS appreciates your service. Sincerely, Tom Nagy The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is executing this Reduction in Force (RIF) to maximize efficiency and funding priorities. This memorandum constitutes a specific notice of a RIF. I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a RIF action. This RIF is necessary to reshape the workforce of HHS. This is your specific notice of the RIF. In accordance with the RIF procedures specified in Chapter 35 of Title 5 of the United States Code and Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351, and HHS policy, you are being released from your competitive level based on your retention standing. Consequently, you will be separated from the Federal service effective December 8, 2025. In the event you are qualified and have assignment rights to a position that becomes available during the notice period, you will be informed via a specific, subsequent notice. Should the circumstances of the RIF notice change, this notice will be updated.
October 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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📣 Excited to share a new dataset article with @qalbaugh.bsky.social in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We identify 176 out LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the 2015, 2019 & 2021 Canadian federal elections using a replicable search procedure based on individual candidate searches.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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On this day in 1993, This Hour Has 22 Minutes debuted, bringing in 468,000 viewers for its first episode. To date the show has won 22 Gemini Awards and 11 Canadian Screen Awards.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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A promotional photo from the original cast of the Canadian satirical news comedy series *This Hour Has 22 Minutes* (premiered 1993 on CBC), featuring four cast members seated at a curved black desk with subtle underlighting, wearing business attire (suits and ties for the men, a dark blazer for one woman and a gray suit for the other). The background is a modern broadcast set in dominant shades of blue and purple, with angled panels, circular light fixtures on the walls, built-in shelves, and a large illuminated world globe projection integrated into the rear wall.
October 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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This is pretty cool. Would have been super useful _before_ I submitted my latest grant app. :) But better late than never.
October 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Does it count as inbox zero if you snooze all your messages until Saturday morning?
October 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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What's the word, will @mpsa.bsky.social be extending the paper deadline tomorrow? Asking for a friend. 😆
October 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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'tired'
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Oct 5
we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out
October 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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We do not deploy American forces against Americans in our own cities.

Our military is not trained for domestic law enforcement.

It’s illegal and un-American.
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Another Texas-Ex here hoping @utaustin.bsky.social stands up for academic freedom.
texasaaup.bsky.social Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · Oct 4
You’re next, @utaustin.bsky.social!
Take a stand for Longhorn Pride and #SaveUT!

🧡✊🧡✊🧡

@texasexes.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The financial struggles plaguing our postsecondary education sector are not a sudden development, nor are they solely a result of federal changes to international student permit caps.
October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In March, Trump ordered the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent agency that is the main source of federal funding for public libraries

No other president has shown as much contempt for libraries or their mission

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library
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September 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Getting a research grant is 10% coming up with a good idea, 20% writing a polished application, and 70% hitting reload on a web browser to see if the SSHRC website will appear.
September 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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I *loathe* reporting attendance for college students.
September 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic.

But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM